ANTaR Qld and Project 10% partners have responded to the Draft Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice Strategy 2012 - 2014 released for public feedback in April. The new submission is informed by the campaign's original submission Reducing Imprisonment in Qld made in November 2010 and community consultation with key campaign stakeholders. For a copy of the submission please contact us on 3844 9800 or email office@antarqld.org.au
ANTaR Qld, Campaign Working Group members and Project 10% partners, Murriwatch and ATSIWLAS, presented their Submission to the Qld Government entitled Reducing Imprisonment Rates - A Three Year Plan in the lead up to the release of the new Justice Strategy in Qld.
The Submission reflects the last 18 months of community engagement around the issue of over representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Queensland criminal justice system, and captures the insights of over 200 Elders, leaders and community members from around the State.
ANTaR Qld made a Submission to the 2010 Review of Police Powers and Responsibilities emphasising the need for the Qld Police Service to take account of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rates in Qld, the third worst in the country, and to employ diversionary and cautionary options whereever possible.
In March ANTaR Qld made a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry into the Wild Rivers Bill in relation to the Principal of Consent as set out by the International Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.